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* Do not be afraid of long names but consistent abbreviations are fine ( keep a list ).
 
* Do not be afraid of long names but consistent abbreviations are fine ( keep a list ).
 
* I generally think that methods should be named with verb like names: os_open_file.
 
* I generally think that methods should be named with verb like names: os_open_file.
* I find that people use the name '''file''' for both the '''file name''' ( often string like ) and for the '''file handle''' ( the thing you get when you open a file ), so my variables for file names are like:
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* I find that people use the name file for both the file name ( often string like ) and for the file handle ( the thing you get when you open a file ), so my variables for file names are like:
  
 
   input_file_name ( sometimes input_fn )
 
   input_file_name ( sometimes input_fn )

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